Now don't get a big head now Oli.

I like some of the "off the wall" storylines in DH along with sometimes dark humor. It's hilarious.

There's almost always a new neighbor moving in every season (usually a regular "temporary" guest like I'm guessing Aide is this year). One time Alfre Woodrey was mother of a boy (Caleb) who the family kept locked in the basement because he was wanted for a crime. They made it into a comedy in which every neighbor was wondering what they were hiding and Caleb gets loose.

Yesterday Teri Hatcher's character married her love (long story). The season ended where you didn't know "which" woman Mike was gonna walk down the aisle with Susan or Katherine. Anyway, the woman who 'lost" was a neighbor who use to be friends with her (Hatcher).

This neighbor (in flashbacks) received Susan's wedding dress thru UPS cause Susan wasn't home. Well when Susan got home, saw that UPS left her dress at her rival's house she ran right down there to get it. Lo and behold when she opened the door, Katherine was wearing her wedding dress (out of spite of course). Susan asked her to take it off, and she said, "let me stir my sauce first. She goes right up to a pot of spaghetti sauce and starts stirrin away, while Susan is freaking out as she gets close to the sauce.

Ok, I probably wrote this for nothing, but I like the unusual stories that are turned in to comedy. Lot of great characters. I've liked this show from the beginning.

Oh, and Aide's character ended where she takes off her shirt to get ready for bed, and her back has all these open wounds. Remember it's a comedy, for the most part.

TIS

Anyone else watching "Glee"? This show is sweet, darkly humorous, has terrific musical numbers, teenage angst, crazy characters and serious eye candy, all rolled into one. It's not like any other TV show I've seen, and I find that I'm totally addicted. Tonight's episode has Kristin Chenoweth guest starring, who I love.

I originally started watching it because I'm a musical theater fan, but now am completely invested in the various characters and their psychoses.

While I agree that capitalism, at it's worst, is a very flawed system, I think it's been pretty good to Michael Moore. I mean, isn't shelling out $14 to see one of his movies capitalism at it's most blatant?

Moore's whining about capitalism is starting to echo Rush Limbaugh whining about socialism. At this point, the guy just sounds like a broken record. Had he made a film about corporate greed in general, as opposed to taking on the entire capitalist system, he would have reached a much broader audience.

I think he's finally gone off the deep end. And as I implied earlier, I think he's a bit of a hypocrite, in that he depends on the capitalist system to earn his living.

Moore and Limbaugh are simply point/counter-point.

But I don't get the gripe about capitalism. I make money selling a good or service. You buy it or you don't. I employ people to help me sell it. I offer them a compensation package. They take it or leave it. They risk nothing; I risk everything.

I'm watching Any Given Sunday mainly cuz it's a Pacino movie. And who shows up in a couple scenes? Gianni Russo aka Carlo. I'm not even sure what his role in the movie is. But good movie none the less.

Tonight the History Channel has another JFK assassination program on. Also The Robe is on CBN. They used to show it only at Easter. I haven't seen it shown then in several years. The actor who plays Emperor Caligula is outstanding.

Kate Beckinsale and Gabrielle Anwar would make a nice sandwich. A nice, feisty British sandwich.

Every time a new show comes on that I like, it gets canceled. Last year it was "Moonlight" which won People's Choice for best series. It got canceled after only a few episodes aired.

Last weekend I discovered "Mercy" & "Trauma". I enjoyed both shows but read that they will be getting the ax. Also, they indicated that Law & Order (the original) was on thin ice as well. I STILL like it. I like the new cops and the guy who took Sam Waterson's job (don't remember his name)grew on me. I am so disappointed.
I guess I won't bother to watch any of those I liked if they aren't gonna be around. Sometimes I don't think they give enough of a chance to these shows.

TIS

Has anyone caught the recent repeats of Angels in America on HBO? I watched much of it in 2002-3. It was a good production. I thought the Roy Cohn segments were intersting.

Is anyone planning on seeing The Wolfman???? I think it looks pretty good, but then I love the Wolfman.

TIS


Wolfman

i want to see this...if anything this might be as good as the classic...one thing though that i am happy bout is that they are using real make-up, and no CGI (as far as i know of).

The new tv show "The Forgotten" is a pretty cool show. I've been watching it since it first came out. Christian Slater plays a leader incharge of a team of Private Investigators called the Forgotten Network. Their job is to try and solve murders. It's a must see!!

Oh gosh, I got to see Edward Scissorhands yesterday, and ended up crying my eyes out at the end! I'd seen enough bits and pieces to know the whole story, but I think this was my first time watching it through. I will always adore the Depp/Burton mix. I remembered it being very odd and funny, but didn't expect to get so emotional about it.

Does anyone watch the "Vampire Diaries?" I must admit, I do like it. The storyline is interesting thus far and it's keeping my attention. Then again, I like vampire shows.

TIS

I'm not a big vampire fan. My girls, in protest of the "Twilight" craze, refuse to watch anything vampire-related.

I've always liked vampire and werewolf films.

No doubt this show is styled after the Twilight film, but so far I like the storyline which seems a little different. I liked last years Moonlight which was a vampire show, (that won People's Choice award) and still was canceled. Anyway so far it's good.

I'll probably see the new Twilight film but most likely when it's on HBO or DVD.

TIS

you should tell them that not everything with vampire's is bad...like salem's lot or bran stroker's dracula. personally though i really don't care for the twilight series, and also too stephen king is 1000x's better...book or movie wise.

Anyone a fan of "Glee"?

Finally! After God knows how long of GFI&II being shown only on HDD, they'll be on AMC this weekend.

I watched "Jaws" again recently...and in Spanish, which is quite an experience.

There is a scene in the movie, I noticed, which is a bit dated. Quint opens a can of beer (where the tab is removed from the can). After he drinks it, he looks at Hooper and crushes the can in his hand. In 1975 aluminum cans were much harder and sturdier than the cans of today, so it actually took a good bit of strngth to crush the can with one hand. In today's world Quint would look really silly crushing a can to look intimidating. Also, because cans for the past 20-25 years are thinner and lighter, the act takes away from much of the humor when Hooper responded by crushing a styrofoam cup.

1. Why did you watch Jaws in Spanish? Do you speak Spanish?

2. Which movie are you referring to with the beer cans (I assume a Quentin Tarentino movie?) I remember people crushing beer cans.


TIS

No, that's in Jaws, TIS. Hooper is feeling a bit intimidated by Quint, so when Quint crushes the beer can, he crushes his styrofoam coffee cup.

Klyd, if you are a Jaws fan, I have an amusing story for you. On the news the other day, they were showing a 10 foot shark that was found dead in Australia, bitten nearly in half by a larger shark. Matt Lauer said something about Quint/Jaws and Al Roker started to sing, "Farewell and Adieu to ye fair Spanish ladies, Farewell and Adieu ye ladies of Spain..." and Meredith Viera just looked at him as if he had just started speaking in tongues. He explained that it was Quint sang it in the movie, and she just said, "Well, we know what the shark did to him!"

The puzzled look on Meredith's face when Al started singing was hilarious.

Thanks SB,

Now I know what part you are referring to. Quint didn't ring any bells.


TIS

OMG, did they really remake 90210 and Melrose Place?? I saw "NEW" next to both of those on the ZAP2it listings and thought it was a mistake.

It was on the HBO Spanish language channel late one night when I had a few drinks. It was funny to hear the voices of the characters.

We recently switched from Comcast to Verizon Fios and part of the deal was a few months of free HBO and Cinemax. We used to get these channels on Comcast, but there's really no interest in these networks in my house, so I discontinued them. I'll probably discontinue them when the promotion ends.

That's funny. Quint delivered a lot of memorable moments in that movie. My favorite is when he ended his dramatic account of the sinking of the Indianapolis that had Hooper and the chief spellbound, by calmly stating, Anyway...we delivered the bomb."

GREAT scene!! I also love "You go in the cage, cage goes in the water, shark's in the water - OUR shark." Shaw's delivery was impeccable.

I read somewhere that Sterling Hayden, our Captain McCluskey, was supposed to play Quint, but had to flee the country because of tax woes. I'm sure he would have done a fine job, but now it's hard to imagine anyone but Shaw in that part.

Great line. I didn't know that about the role of Quint.